Dr. Gunnar Clausen is a Senior Partner and Co-CEO of Simon-Kucher. He took on the Co-CEO role on January 1, 2025, following his tenure as Managing Partner for Central and Northern Europe. Over his 20-year career at Simon-Kucher, Gunnar has developed extensive expertise in growth and competition strategies, go-to-market initiatives, product and pricing strategies, CRM, and digital transformation.
For more than two decades, Gunnar has worked closely with growth companies and private equity firm and has a unique functional know-how. He has conducted more than 200 commercial excellence projects and has helped companies create >€10 bn in enterprise value.
Before joining Simon-Kucher, Gunnar worked as a management consultant in Germany, Benelux, and the Middle East. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Cologne and has been a visiting researcher at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.